Why women's reservation bill is pending for 27 years

Women MPs account for less than 15 per cent of Lok Sabha strength while their representation is below 10 per cent in many state assemblies, data shows amid a renewed push for the women reservation......

Will Hemant Soren be disqualified? Guv to take a call today

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais may take a call on Friday on the Election Commission's view on disqualification of Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA, amid the rapidly changing political scenario......

Jharkhand orders ACB probe into BJP ex-ministers' disproportionate assets

The Jharkhand government has ordered a probe by the Anti-corruption Bureau into the alleged amassing of disproportionate assets by ministers in the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government in the......

In Jharkhand, 5 women beaten to death for being 'witches'

Five women accused of practising witchcraft were lynched in a tribal-dominated village in Ranchi district prompting the police to arrest 27 villagers in connection with the killing. Deputy......